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18 July 1963

MEMORANDUM FOR: Chief, Support Branch

FROM : Mr. Ramon R. Hart
SUBJECT : Manuel F. ARTIME Buesa
#210 838

1. The first phase of the audio surveillance of the
Subject at the SAS safehouse in Bethesda has been completed.
The Subject left Washington, D. C., on 13 July 1963. The
owner of the listening post, Mr .( Goi
moved out of his house, bag, baggage > and furniture, » on
12 July 1963 enroute to an overseas PCS assignment.

2. Mr. Charles MATT, the case officer in this case, has
advised that the Subject, along with a Cuban companion, Mr.
Rafael Aurelio QUINTERO Ibarbia (#252 529), will return to
Washington, D. C., to be billeted in the Bethesda safehouse on
Monday, 29 July 1963. Mr. MATT has fervently requested audio
coverage of the downstairs bar and telephone and the main floor
living room at this house in order to monitor the Subject's
conversations with QUINTERO curing * the absence of SAS case
officers.

3. The case was aoe eee to the District Field Office,
and Special Agent. & j 2
agent. It is Agent, :

" garage. In that latter space, which will be kept locked, he will
set up two regular AC-operated tape recorders to be actuated by
e two VOR's obtained from Franconia and paid for by SAS. Un-
#eknown to the Subject and his companion, a case officer will
Khave to service this equipment whenever an opportunity presents

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h, ‘The. cover story to be used by Agent @#GREER: during
the installation is that he is working on thé housé at the _
Zequest of the _teesor “3. Washington real tate agent, Mr./ (wt

a2 : C555). Mr. supposedly maintains
the house’ for a y New York lawyer in‘ ordér to billet the latter's
transient clients. Case Officer MATT has engaged a maid to
clean up the house Mondays and Thursdays; however, she can be
told to stay away if Agent,‘ SETTER needs to do work there on
those days. It was also discreetly requested. by the undersigned
of Case Officer MATT not to kibbitz too mich while the techni-
cians are making the installation.

5. It is expected that the audio results of this type
of coverage will be superior to the results of the previous
"radio" phase. The only complication will be in servicing the

recorders on a timely basis. —,
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Ramon R. Hart

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